If it had kept some sense of proportion, as in 'Michael Collins' (or 'Cromwell' for that matter) I would rest easy. Now, at this very moment, no doubt, dozens of people will immediately jump out of the woodwork and say 'but it's meant to be entertainment, not a historical documentary!' True enough, and as the credits say at the end, certain events have been altered for dramatic effect. But it would have helped if the scriptwriters and the director took time out to.well.read a history book. Oh, it could have amounted to something, for the ingredients are there if you look hard enough. I have to tell you that there still is.for 'To Kill a King' corresponds to that animal most associated with the Puritans across the Atlantic. But there is only one film that comes anywhere near depicting the great and complex panoramic sweep of this period - 'Cromwell'. It also provided the context for the excellent 'Witchfinder General', and the little known and undervalued 'Winstanley'. It has, of course, featured as wallpaper in the 'bodice ripping' genre -'The Scarlet Blade' and 'The Moonraker'come to mind. Although it presents endless possibilities for costume, action, and worthy 'English' performances, the English Civil War is not a fertile inspiration for films.
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